Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle S6

The women's 50m freestyle S6 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 15 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Women's 50m Freestyle S6
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates15 September
Competitors13 from 10 nations
Winning time35.60
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mirjam de Koning-Peper  Netherlands
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Doramitzi Gonzalez  Mexico
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Natalie Jones  Great Britain

Results edit

Heats edit

Competed from 10:18.

Heat 1 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Natalie Jones   Great Britain 38.13 Q
2 Doramitzi Gonzalez   Mexico 38.20 Q
3 Miranda Uhl   United States 39.20 Q
4 Sarah Rose   Australia 40.90
5 Casey Johnson   United States 41.95
Jiang Fuying   China DQ

Heat 2 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Mirjam de Koning-Peper   Netherlands 36.38 Q
2 Erika Nara   Japan 37.46 Q
3 Eleanor Simmonds   Great Britain 38.39 Q
4 Maria Goetze   Germany 38.70 Q
5 Elizabeth Johnson   Great Britain 39.71 Q
6 Luo Alice Hsiao Hung   Chinese Taipei 44.42
Inbal Schwartz   Israel DNS

Final edit

Competed at 19:30.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Mirjam de Koning-Peper   Netherlands 35.60 WR
  Doramitzi Gonzalez   Mexico 36.52
  Natalie Jones   Great Britain 37.21
4 Maria Goetze   Germany 37.28
5 Eleanor Simmonds   Great Britain 37.77
6 Erika Nara   Japan 38.32
7 Miranda Uhl   United States 39.14
8 Elizabeth Johnson   Great Britain 39.41

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. DQ = Disqualified. DNS = Did not start.

References edit

  • "Heats and Final Results - Women's 50m Freestyle S6". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  • "Schedules & Results - Swimming". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 30 September 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2012.